Trump’s Schedule F plan, explained
In October 2020, the Trump Administration issued an executive order that would have stripped protections from civil servants perceived as disloyal.
June 11, 2024
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The 2024 Election After Hurricane Helene: North Carolina
The State Board of Elections and other officials have broad authority to make sure that all eligible voters are able to vote safely and securely this year.
October 16, 2024
Analyzing Mass Voter Challenges in 2024
Mass challenges are frivolous, redundant, and are an attempt to circumvent federal law, but largely fail.
October 9, 2024
Defending the rights of eligible voters
Protect Democracy filed a lawsuit in 2024 to restore the rights of eligible voters in the state of Virginia.
October 7, 2024
The ‘blue shift’ and ‘red mirage’ in election results, explained
The terms refer to a phenomenon where the proportion of votes counted for Democratic candidates increases as votes continue to be tabulated.
October 7, 2024
Understanding the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022
The Electoral Count Reform Act provides much-needed clarity on the process of casting and counting electoral votes.
September 18, 2024
Noncitizen voting lies, explained
Viral lies about noncitizen voting are straight out of the election subversion playbook.
September 10, 2024
Arizona voter rolls: A fact sheet for 2024
There is no “correct” amount of inactivations or removals we can expect each year, since state populations are constantly changing in varied ways.
September 10, 2024
What would proportional representation look like in a state legislature?
Proportionally elected legislatures could yield more competitive, representative, accountable, and authoritarian-resistant state politics.
August 15, 2024
Authoritarianism, explained
Authoritarianism is a method of rule that suppresses political freedoms and civil rights, using various levers of control to shift power from the people to the hands of one ruler or set of rulers.
August 12, 2024
Proportional Representation and the Voting Rights Act
Under proportional representation, minority-preferred candidates tend to win even more seats than under single-member districts.
August 12, 2024
